Gene Information
Gene NameCDH6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length790
Protein NamesCadherin-6 (Kidney cadherin) (K-cadherin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000113361 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP55285
Gene CardCDH6
Uniprot IDP55285
PfamPF01049; PF00028
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.637215689)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CDH6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CDH6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CDH6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CDH6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cdh6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CDH6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cdh6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CDH6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCDH1, CDH3, CDH15, CDH24, CDH11, CDH13, CDH22, CDH8, CDH5
ParalogsCDH7, CDH9, CDH20, CDH4, CDH18, PCDH1, PCDH20, CDH26, CDH19, PCDH9, CDH3, PCDH11Y, PCDH11X, CDH17, CDHR5, CDHR3, DCHS2, CDH24, CDH23, PCDH7, CDH15, CDHR1, DCHS1, CDH11, CDH8, CDH10, CDH12, CDH13, CDH1, CDHR2, CDH22, CDH5, CDH2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in brain, cerebellum, and kidney. Lung, pancreas, and gastric mucosa show a weak expression. Also expressed in certain liver and kidney carcinomas.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5VEB  (X-ray  2.34A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Single-pass type I membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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